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🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇹🇷 Turkey

Russia has 57.6M more people — 143,513,328 against 85,878,556. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇷🇺 Russia
143,513,328
Europe · rank #9 · −0.11%
World Bank, 2025
🇹🇷 Turkey
85,878,556
Asia · rank #18 · +0.42%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Values are each country's most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each.
IndicatorRussiaTurkey
Population143,513,3289th of 24085,878,55618th of 240
Annual Growth Rate−0.11%198th of 240+0.42%158th of 240
Population Density/km²9/km²221st of 240111/km²104th of 240
Land Areakm²16,376,870 km²1st of 240769,630 km²36th of 240
Urban Population75.3%86th of 24089.5%37th of 240
GDP per Capita$17,547100th of 240$18,59997th of 240
GDP Growth+1.0%172nd of 210+3.6%93rd of 210
Life Expectancyyears73.4 years141st of 24077.4 years97th of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.42 births per woman193rd of 2401.48 births per woman176th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,0008.4 per 1,000176th of 21311.0 per 1,000135th of 213
Death Rateper 1,00012.4 per 1,00015th of 2135.7 per 1,000169th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births4.1 per 1,000 live births152nd of 1948.0 per 1,000 live births124th of 194
Unemployment Rate2.1%169th of 1868.5%50th of 186
Inflation Rate8.7%29th of 19134.9%7th of 191
Poverty Rate7.2%149th of 16413.0%132nd of 164
Gini Index33.0111th of 17043.725th of 170
Health Spendingof GDP7.0% of GDP85th of 1924.3% of GDP147th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0005.11 per 1,0008th of 2062.24 per 1,00082nd of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0006.81 per 1,00012th of 1993.05 per 1,00070th of 199
Literacy Rate99.9%4th of 17597.3%61st of 175
Education Spendingof GDP4.2% of GDP100th of 2023.1% of GDP148th of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary92.5% gross, secondary95th of 207118.4% gross, secondary20th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption3.5% of final consumption172nd of 21112.0% of final consumption135th of 211
Forest Coverageof land area49.8% of land area53rd of 21129.5% of land area109th of 211
Internet Penetration94.4%35th of 21189.8%62nd of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people186.1 per 100 people9th of 212107.8 per 100 people128th of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births9 per 100,000 live births150th of 19315 per 100,000 live births133rd of 193
Military Spendingof GDP7.05% of GDP6th of 1631.92% of GDP71st of 163
Protected Areasof land area11.5% of land area147th of 2117.0% of land area172nd of 211
Median Ageyears40.3 years59th of 24033.5 years117th of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears11.6 years36th of 1488.5 years93rd of 148
Human Development Index0.83263rd of 1920.85351st of 192
Happiness Index/ 105.83/ 1082nd of 1645.30/ 10100th of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita12.30 tonnes per capita19th of 2125.87 tonnes per capita55th of 212
Obesity Rate21.2%117th of 19830.5%66th of 198

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

RussiaTurkey
020M40M60M80M100M120M140M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Russia and Turkey population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Russia1950103.4M
Russia1975134.1M
Russia2000146.7M
Russia2025144M
Russia2050136.1M
Russia2075128.6M
Russia2100126.4M
Turkey195021M
Turkey197541.1M
Turkey200065.4M
Turkey202587.7M
Turkey205091.3M
Turkey207581.6M
Turkey210065.3M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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